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Government Corruption
Garland: Trump's Deadly Force Claim 'Extremely Dangerous'
2024-05-24
[NewsMax] Attorney General Merrick Garland admonished Donald Trump on Thursday for asserting that the Department of Justice was authorized to use deadly force against the Republican presumptive nominee, saying the allegation is "false" and "extremely dangerous."

Garland made the comments during a press conference he was holding to announce the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster owner Live Nation. He was asked about Trump's social media posts and fundraising email that seized on a court filing unsealed Tuesday that showed how federal agents prepared for and executed the raid on Mar-a-Lago in the classified documents case, including "deadly force" within the mission's guidelines.

The FBI and Garland said it's standard operating procedure, just as it was for the search at President Joe Biden's home for the same thing months later. However, Trump said federal agents were "locked & loaded ready to take me out," according to USA Today.
Republicans pounce.
"You know they're just itching to do the unthinkable" and that "Biden's DOJ was authorized to shoot me," Trump said in the fundraising pitch. Allies including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Sen. Ted Cruz have joined a chorus of lawmakers chiding law enforcement for an over-the-top authorization that could easily have spiraled out of control and resulted in mayhem.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#14  "...Janet Reno manned up..."

I see what you did there, @#10, hehe.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2024-05-24 22:32  

#13  The Unabomber was a good guy. You've never written what he wrote. He was spot-on.
Posted by: Cromonter Spawn of the Faeries8107   2024-05-24 22:27  

#12  'There will be a news team there before we arrive, so we want to fabulous, or, fedulous (muffled har haring) - uniform is polos.'
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-05-24 17:05  

#11  Ref #9: Don't SHOOT anybody in a polo shirt. they're one of us.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-05-24 15:20  

#10  Evidently, Garland was in charge of the Unabomber team, but he refused to raid the cabin. Finally, Janet Reno manned up, overruled Garland and the team went in.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-05-24 14:56  

#9  Weren't those agents told to put on normal looking polo shirts or collar shirts? Was that so they wouldn't look like FBI agents? Why was that? Was it to provoke a reaction that would have given them an excuse?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2024-05-24 12:46  

#8  Thuggery will never be respected. Feared, despised. Definitely.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-24 12:37  

#7  Attacking America is extremely dangerous. Do not forget that, garland.
Posted by: Angealing+B.+Hayes4677   2024-05-24 12:34  

#6  Extremely dangerous to report on it, Donald. Like Schmer's warning about the intelligence community.
Posted by: Bobby   2024-05-24 09:11  

#5  The government run by you assclowns is extremely dangerous
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-05-24 09:00  

#4  Wounded Knee Occupation
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-05-24 08:28  

#3  Insert Waco burning Branch Davidian compound or Randy Weaver cabin graphic here.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-05-24 07:18  

#2  Sarah Hoyt: For those playing bingo, they’ve played “It’s completely normal”, then “It never happened”, next up is “It happened and it’s a good thing.”
Posted by: Frank G   2024-05-24 07:11  

#1  The FBI and Garland said it's standard operating procedure

Which explains why so many die in FBI raids.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-05-24 07:08  

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